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Unisex name

Dekota

29% girls, 71% boys · 11 born in 2025

Dekota has been given to about 1,194 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,130
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dekota per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 59
  • Born in 202511
  • All time1,194

How popular is Dekota?

Its best year was 1998, when 59 babies were given the name, ranking 8140th. The typical living American called Dekota is about 24 years old today.

Names that sound like Dekota

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dakota0.82
  2. Leota0.75
  3. Debora0.69
  4. Delta0.70
  5. Dakoda0.64
  6. Dakotah0.64
  7. Deborah0.58
  8. Etta0.57

Middle names for Dekota

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dekota Rose0.85
  2. Dekota Louise0.85
  3. Dekota June0.84
  4. Dekota Pearl0.84
  5. Dekota Quinn0.84
  6. Dekota Nell0.84

Sibling names for Dekota

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kaelisister · 0.83
  2. Thaliasister · 0.83
  3. Paulinasister · 0.82
  4. Nikolasbrother · 0.81
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.81
  6. Tracebrother · 0.80

Where Dekota is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dekota White0.80
    2. Dekota Reyes0.80
    3. Dekota Nguyen0.80
    4. Dekota Moore0.80
    5. Dekota Lee0.80
    6. Dekota Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dekota

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.